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Office of the Former President?

The Hammer

The Hammer

Skald
Premium Member
This is worrying to me, anyone else?

One more dangerous precedent. Pretending he still has power.

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Stevicus

Stevicus

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
Actually, former presidents do get funding for an office and staff.

Pensions and Perks for Former Presidents - Foundation - National Taxpayers Union (ntu.org)

Below is an overview of the of the additional benefits for former presidents (a more detailed analysis is available in NTUF's November 2020 issue brief, Congress Should Roll Back Perks to Ex-Presidents Costing Taxpayers $4 Million Annually):

  • Office Space and Staffing Allowances: Starting six months after a President leaves office, the General Services Administration (GSA) provides funding to establish, furnish, and staff an official office anywhere in the U.S.

  • Travel Expenses: Chief Executives and up to two staff members are reimbursed for up to $1 million in costs annually. Spouses of former Presidents also are eligible for up to $500,000 per year for security and official travel.

  • Health Benefits: Provided that they had been enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program for at least five years, former Presidents are eligible for health annuities, similar to all federal employees. (Jimmy Carter is ineligible because he only served a single term and did not hold another federal position.)

  • Funerals: Presidents are guaranteed a ceremony with full honors and the option to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

  • Secret Service Protection: Presidents are eligible for lifetime protection. The related costs are classified.
Presidents who are removed from office through the impeachment process are no longer eligible for the pension and benefits provided in the Former Presidents Act. Lifetime Secret Service protections is provided under a separate law so this benefit would not be impacted by removal from office.
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It doesn't appear Trump would qualify for lifetime health benefits, though.

His impeachment could rescind these benefits, except for lifetime Secret Service protection, which is covered under a separate law.
 
Quetzal

Quetzal

A little to the left and slightly out of focus.
Premium Member
I'll make my own presidential office, with blackjack and hookers!
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Stevicus

Stevicus

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
I wonder where they'll put the Trump Presidential Library.

I note that the former presidential benefits also include a guaranteed funeral ceremony with full honors - and the option to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

I wonder if there will be any Trump memorials or statues or anything named after him. Reagan and Bush got airports named after them. There's a Richard M. Nixon Freeway in California.
 
Left Coast

Left Coast

This Is Water
Staff member
Premium Member
Wrangler said:
Trump is the best POTUS since Reagan. God'a Anointed.

if you don't know, many have received prophecies of him becoming POTUS and getting a 2nd term. I eagerly look forward to that.
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Um, friend, he lost. Someone else is President now. Did you not hear?
 
Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
Stevicus said:
Well, I'm sure he must have some comic books. He probably has every issue of Playboy. And the Bible, of course.
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I should probably not say what I want too.
But Playboy has too many words for Trump. Many of them using words and concepts far above his head.
But, I don't know porn mags well enough to know which ones would have more pictures and less words. But the one with fewest words, that would be the ones there.
 
Estro Felino

Estro Felino

Believer in free will
Premium Member
Stevicus said:
I wonder where they'll put the Trump Presidential Library.

I note that the former presidential benefits also include a guaranteed funeral ceremony with full honors - and the option to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

I wonder if there will be any Trump memorials or statues or anything named after him. Reagan and Bush got airports named after them. There's a Richard M. Nixon Freeway in California.
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Surely here in Italy...yes.
After all...he was one the few Presidents who visited the American bases ....the Naval Air Station Bases in Italy.

 
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